Have you used the ICE Conditions of Contract?

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quote:Originally posted by Unitof1

I still eagerly await the wonderful contract to ascertain the relationships outlined in the contract between the consultant and the archaeological contractor and Employer.

The contract is between Employer (usually the developer) and the Contractor, however, there are at least four roles under the contract:

The Employer - who will appoint the Contractor (field archaeologists);
The Consultant - a named individual appointed by (in my case) Vader Maull and Palpatine to fulfil this role on behalf of the Employer;
The Contractor - means the archaeological organisation appointed by the Employer (following advice from the Consultant), to carry out the work defined in the Specification/WSI; and
The Curator ? the County/DC Archaeologist or their representative(s).

The only thing that engineers have to do with it is in the format of the contract and the definition of terms. In effect, they have helped to write the contract in words that engineers understand (for this read also ?developers?, ?builders?, ?corporate land wreckers? ? select one which suits you). It helps to avoid awkward discussions like this:

Archaeologist: We?ve done the watching brief and found Stonehenge II. You?ll have to hold off building your road for a year. Oh, and I?ll need ?1,000,000 to dig it up.

Developer: Eh? You?ve had your watching brief that the county wassisname made me pay for. You can flip off!

Under the ICE contract it should work more like this:

Archaeologist: We?ve done the watching brief and found Stonehenge II. You?ll have to hold off building your road for a year. Oh, and I?ll need ?1,000,000 to dig it up.

Developer: Are you telling me that you need to vary the contract under clause 3.7 to cover a contingency for significant remains?

Consultant: Yes, that?s about the size of it.

Developer: Flip me! A year? Can you make it nine months and what can you do for cash?



D. Vader
Senior Consultant

Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants

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